Summary:
ZIP code 54541 has one public high school: Laona High, serving grades 6–12 with 146 students in the Laona School District in Laona, Wisconsin. Because it is the only high school in the area, parents should view it as a single-school profile rather than a comparison among local options. Its results are mixed: strong middle-school math and some positive climate indicators, but also notable high-school and 8th grade gaps.
Laona High’s clearest academic strength is middle-school math. Grades 6, 7, and 8 all exceeded Wisconsin proficiency in both 2025–26 and 2024–25. Seventh grade math reached 87.5% proficient in 2025–26 and 80% in 2024–25, while 8th grade math was 68.97% in 2025–26 and 76.92% in 2024–25. Eighth grade science was also above state at 65.52% versus 51.86%, and 10th grade social studies was 57.89% versus 48.25%. ACT ELA and ACT Science were above state in both years. The school also reports a 0.0% dropout rate and 9.0% chronic absenteeism, below the district’s 12.2% and the state’s 17.3%. It has a student-teacher ratio of 11.4 and per-student spending of $17,633.
There are also important concerns. ACT math fell sharply from 50% in 2024–25 to 21.74% in 2025–26, which was 21.19 percentage points below the state that year. Eighth grade ELA was below state in both years, at 46.15% and 44.83%, and 8th grade social studies was also below state in both years. The graduation rate is 87.5%, below Wisconsin’s 92.0%. The school’s overall rank declined from 46th of 431 schools, or the 89th percentile, in 2023–24 to 255th of 533, or the 52nd percentile, in 2025–26. With only 146 students across grades 6–12, small cohorts can make year-to-year changes less stable.
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